April 9, 2024
City Council Meeting
Written Public Comments
Item 7.2
April 9, 2024, City Council Meeting eComment Report
Item Name Comment Position Received
3.17. Authorize purchase of
nine vehicles from the
National Auto Fleet Group for
the Orange Police, Public
Works, and Community
Services Departments using a
Cooperative Purchasing
Agreement.
Guest User I did not see any mention in the staff report of evaluating switching to EV vehicles. Given the city's goals to have a safe and fiscally healthy community, assessing the overall cost of EV to the community in terms of cleaner air and zero emissions and also the overall cost of ownership of EV versus gas powered vehicles. If this assessment has not already done, I strongly urge the city to take the step to analyze the EV option. Given the expenditure and the length of the commitment, it seems right to do this analysis now.
CERT put out an article "Are municipal electric vehicle fleets a worthwhile investment?" - https://www.cleanenergyresourceteams.org/story/are-municipal-electric-vehicle-fleets- worthwhile-investment that highlighted four cities that made the switch. Their conclusion was "Connexus Energy found that incorporating EVs would decrease Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and reduce COâ‚‚ emissions and overall petroleum fuel use, providing strong evidence to support EV inclusion in city fleets!" I suspect there will be resources from the Orange Sustainability Group that would be willing to assist or even own the analysis so the busy staff doesn't need to do the heavy lifting.
Please take the time to do this for the health of our community and planet.
I will close with a quote from the Albuquerque NM Mayor Tim Keller while announcing his city’s first purchase of EVs for the municipal fleet. "We can’t afford to wait for someone else to take the kind of bold action on climate change we need to protect our community, Any realistic effort to fight climate change has to include steps to reduce the impact of vehicles on our air quality and public health…and the time has come to turn the page on gas-powered cars and trucks.â€
Regards,
Suzanne Tani,
City of Orange resident since 1994
Oppose 4/9/2024 16:20
April 9, 2024, City Council Meeting eComment Report
Item Name Comment Position Received
7.2. Introduction and First
Reading of Ordinance Nos. 08-
24 and 09-24 amending
Chapter 2.10 of Title 2 of the
Orange Municipal Code
relating to campaign
contribution limits and
contributions from
committees.
Guest User I am opposed to both amendments proposed in this agenda item. Increasing the limit to $2500.00 campaign donations will only bring in PAC/s and businesses to donate in hopes to have votes and decisions be favorable to the business, not the people who voted for our councilmembers. Also the districts are not large so large funding is not necessary it's the voice of the people that should take priority. This was also evident in our last election where PAC & Businesses were used in slam campaigns to elect the mayor of choice. Accountability of money is a priority and amendments to the current wording would make it easier to use campaign contributions other then intended.
Oppose 4/9/2024 15:26
April 9, 2024, City Council Meeting eComment Report
Item Name Comment Position Received
9.1. Public Hearing to
consider introduction and
First Reading of Ordinance
No. 05-24 amending Chapter
17.15 of the Orange
Municipal Code relating to
Density Bonus Law to
establish consistency with
state density bonus law; and
finding of CEQA exemption.
Guest User Dear Honorable Mayor Slater and Members of the Orange City Council The Kennedy Commission (the Commission) is a broad coalition of residents and community organizations that advocates for the production of homes affordable for families earning less than $30,000 annually in Orange County. Formed in 2001, the Commission has been successful in partnering and working with jurisdictions in Orange County to create effective policies that have led to the production of new homes affordable to low income working families.
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on Orange’s proposal to update the City’s Density Bonus Ordinance to be consistent with State Density Bonus law.
As the city updates its density bonus ordinance, we encourage the city to take additional steps to evaluate the existing city’s density bonus and how the proposed changes will incentivize low and very low income housing opportunities. This is especially important as the current density bonus has not been effective at producing affordable housing units at low and very low income in the city.
Many of the affordable housing sites identified in the Housing Element are identified at the higher density of 60 du/ac (see Table 3-15). At these higher densities and the generous development incentives offered in the Urban Mixed Use zone, it is unlikely that developers will request an additional density bonus. It is imperative that the city takes advantage of the update of the density bonus law to identify incentives and concessions beyond the minimum state law to incentivize affordable housing on these sites for lower income. The analysis should include how effective the use of a density bonus has been in the city and what incentives and programs are needed to facilitate affordable housing on the higher density sites. In addition, the city needs to include how it will monitor affordable unit production progress under density bonus to ensure it is effective in creating affordable housing for low, very low, and extremely low income households.
Thank you for your consideration.
Very truly yours,
Cesar Covarrubias
Executive Director
Neutral 4/9/2024 17:02
April 9, 2024, City Council Meeting eComment Report
Item Name Comment Position Received
9.1. Public Hearing to
consider introduction and
First Reading of Ordinance
No. 05-24 amending Chapter
17.15 of the Orange
Municipal Code relating to
Density Bonus Law to
establish consistency with
state density bonus law; and
finding of CEQA exemption.
Paul Kim I support this action to comply with state law and the housing element. Support 4/8/2024 14:48